in the shooting that killed a u.s. border patrol agent. the fbi now thinks he may have died by friendly fire. 30-year-old nicholas ivy was shot and killed this week in arizona. initially they said he came under fire after responding to a sensor that went off, but authorities say the only shell casings found at the scene were those belonging to the agents. >> as you know investigators have made evidence looking into the death. the result of friendly fire. the fact is, the work of the border patrol is dangerous. all of us wear the uniform and know that protect their communities against those who wish to do us harm. >> that news comes as homeland security secretary janet napolitano traveled to meet with officials and ivie's family. reacting to his death, napolitano said, "this tragedy reminds us of the risks our men and women confront, the dangers they willingly undertake while protecting our nation's borders." he is the third agent killed in the line of duty this year. >>> a political super bowl with the super bowl of elections just one month away. the labor department says 114,0

manhunt in california history which involved the fbi and the dea and thousands of cops and i'm not exaggerating, on foot and it on horseback, mounted posses, civilian vigilantes or go people were all over. this was very brutal and it had all these wild west frontier elements. it's not typical that one man was able to outfox this kind of a posse of these days. so that is what was going on as i got into the early days of the manhunt for "rolling stone" and then after i finished my piece which took two years to write, i realized that the story needed to be a book and so here we are. so i will tell you a little bit about it as i go through and then answer your questions. this is from a strange request. alone in a small trailer donald charles cook had been singing a song. it was a pretty song or was it a song that the casual passerby would hear on the off chance that he or she was in the vicinity of the remote little abode. it was a weird so weird and discordant toot emanating from the trailer, always calling, calling, calling for someone to come and put it out of its misery. few could

afternoon, the fbi searched jessica's home, removing boxes headed for an evidence lab. sources tell "nightline" the family consented to the search. jessica's parents, never married, have been to court recently with custody issues. but police say those issues are unrelated to her disappearance. >> i just want to find my daughter. >> reporter: it was early friday morning that jessica was last seen by her mother, as she left for school. >> i watched her walk out the door. and she shut the door. and that's the last time i saw her. >> reporter: jessica never arrived to school friday morning. but the staff called her mother to report her absence. but she told police she was sleeping after working graveyard shift after a tech company and didn't hear the call. by the time she got the voicemail message, eight, critical hours had passed. >> the idea she could be eight hours in another direction, put the police way behind in figuring out where this child might be. >> reporter: by saturday, more than 800 volunteers turned out to help find jessica, scouring fields and hillsides. >> they gave us

-proof vest and carrying weapons. abc news has learned he told detectives and the fbi, quote, hey, this is a game. however, officials are puzzled whether he meant the questioning or the stuff in his bags. officials are trying to figure out how he managed to fly through three countries without being stopped. >>> the meningitis outbreak linked to can tom nated steroid injections is serious. but a mixup in florida was pretty silly. governor rick scott was giving out the phone number for the state health department's meningitis hotline when he switched two numbers. callers who dialed the 866 number got hard-core phone sex line. >> that's not good. >> no. >> did you see that suit he was wearing? that was colorful. >>> time, now, for some weather across the nation. thunderstorms in the california coast to vegas, phoenix and albuquerque. showers in southeast texas and the miami area. and a mix of rain and snow near the canadian border. that will be northern minnesota to michigan. a chilly and drier day in new england to the mid-atlantic regions. >> 60s in the northeast and midwest. 80s from da

alert in colorado. the fbi has joined the search for 10-year-old jessica ridgeway, last seen leaving for school yesterday morning. she never arrived. abc's clayton sandell is in colorado this morning and on this breaking story. clayton? >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. 50 police officers, including the fbi, are search right now, overnight using bloodhounds in temperatures near freezing. and still, no sign of young jessica ridgway. a desperate search under way for a 10-year-old last seen nearly 24 hours a ago. the last time anyone saw jessica was 8:30 friday morning. she left home to walk three blocks from her westminster, colorado, home to meet friends for a walk to school. a route she did every day. but she never got there. when jessica didn't show up for class, the school called her home. but jessica's mother, who works the overnight shift at a tech company, was asleep. she didn't get the message, which delayed her calling police for nearly eight hours. >> when we start with a delay as substantial as this, the distance she could have wandered even on her own, it just gets hug

on krums charges. brooks admitted in may that he lied to the fbi about funneling money to fringe mayoral candidate suleiman brown. brown says he was paid by the gray campaign to bash then mayor adrian fenty. they expect brooks will be sentenced to probation and not jail time because he was providing substantial assistance to their investigation. brooks is one of three former aides to plead guilty to corruption charges. >>> kwame brown is under new strict rules until his sentencing next month. the u.s. district judge from 6:6 -- set a curfew from 11:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. he failed to report by phone three times. the former d.c. council chairman must follow these rules in order to remain free until his sentencing. >>> 12 people have died from that meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid ininjections. a 70-year-old man died from the same strange of fungal meningitis. virginia has confirmed 24 cases, including one death. maryland has eight cases of meningitis, also one death there. the tainted steroid shots used for back pain came from a massachusetts specialty pharmacy. all dru

is that with all these continuing investigations by the fbi, the state department and others. we still don't know a lot of the facts in the case, shep. >> shepard: some republicans are saying that the vice president pointed a finger at the intelligence community. >> that's right. you mentioned that mitt romney went after the vice president today on the stump as well as some of mitt romney's supporters. two former bush bush officials were upset that the vice president last night suggested that this whole confusion over the last few weeks was anti-muslim video that caused this, the vice president suggested that was because of the intelligence community. well, two officials today, michael hayden as well as michael chertoff basically suggested that the administration was pushing off blame. they said in a joint statement, quote: it was clear any failure was not on the part of the intention community but on the part of white house decision makers who should have listened to and acted on available intelligence blaming those who put their lives on the line is not the kind of leadership t

the fbi is asking the public for help finding a suspect in the disappearance of jessica ridgeway. the colorado girl disappeared a weak ago on her way to school, a body believed to be hers has been found. experts say the suspect most likely a male, may have unexplaned absences from work or may have just changed his appearance, with a kind of car that he drives. >>> the number of deaths from that meningitis outbreak continues to rise. 14 people have now died. and about 170 others have gotten sec after receiving the tainted steroid shots. federal health officials have tracked 12,000 of the roughly 14,000 people who have received the shots. doctors are warning that patients will need to keep watch for symptoms of the deadly infection for a few more months. >>> frightening. >>> no secret that the u.s. postal service has been bleeding red ink for years. so, they really shouldn't be surprised at all that postal rates are going up again. starting, are you surprised really? >> stunned. >> i know you are not. starting january 27th, the price of a first-class stamp increases to 46 cents. rates o

sorry we are. >> the fbi is also on the case and they have hinted that they believe the suspect probably either lives here currently or has close ties here. harris? >> dan springer live tonight from colorado. thank you very much. >>> a boat loaded with bachelor partiers begins sinking in the san francisco bay. our top story on a fox trip across america. >>> california. that boat carrying two dozen people when it began taking on water near alcatraz island. the coast guard reporting the 40-foot vessel hit an unknown object. the coast guard was nearby rescuing everybody on board. >>> texas. a big rig hauling 50-pound bags of pinto beans goes off a driver. the driver not hurt. police say a blown tire likely caused the 18 wheeler to flip off the interstate and land on its side spilling, you guessed it, the beans. crews spent hours trying to lift the truck out of the embankment. pennsylvania. the fbi investigating after someone made off with an unknown amount of newly redesigned and still unreleased $100 bills. the feds saying the money was being shipped from dallas to the federal res

vanished on her way to school. what the fbi is asking people to look for now. >>> plus the latest in the growing meningitis outbreak we've been paying such close attention to. it is all happening now. jenna: very happy friday to you, everybody, i'm jenna lee. jon: and i'm jon scott. the race for the white house intensifies after sparks fly at the one and only vice-presidential debate. more on that in a moment. first let's see where the presidential contenders are today. president obama off the campaign trail, spending the day at the white house. just over an hour from now, governor romney attends a rally in the battle ground state of virginia. the latest "real clear politics" poll average shows the president holding a very slim lead over governor romney in a head-to-head matchup. four years ago, president obama won that state. 13 electoral votes up for grabs in virginia with 270 the magic number needed to win but last night all eyes were on kentucky, home of the only vice-presidential debate this time around. the faceoff between vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan g

judge that the fbi was investigating a verifiable threat of protests if those posters went up here in dc. but the judge ordered anyway it should go up by 5:00 siting the first amendment the add paid for by the american freedom defense initiative say quote if in any war between civilized men and the savage. support for men israel defeats jihad. many said they are offensive because they appoint muslims with savages. siting those concerns the metro wanted to delay displaying the ads because of the protests in the middle east. metro riders have mixed feelings about the course forcing the transit system to display them. >> i think they should be allowed on free speech grounds but i think it is incredible irresponsible. >> it is a big thing to call somebody is savage. this is america freedom of speech. >> oo we don't know exactly what time those ads will go up. we know they will go up at 5:00. there is one ad in four of the stations here. not particularly visible. they will be ready in case there are any protests. >>> melanie thank you so much. live in washington, d.c. today. is forcing studen

. the fbi now thinks he may have died by friendly fire. 30-year-old nicholas ivy was shot and killed this week in arizona. shell casings found at the scene was fired by ivy and another agent who was wounded. >> as you know, investigators have made progress into the investigation into agent ivy's death and are looking into the possibility that it was a tragic accident. the result of friendly fire. >> ivy is the third border patrol agent killed in the line of duty this year. >>> and in colorado, an amber alert has been issued after a 10-year-old girl disappeared on her way to school. this is a picture of her. take a look. the search was delayed because the girl's mother didn't know she was immediately missing. the mother slept through calls from school officials saying she had not arrived. police searched the surrounding area, but so far nothing. >>> the number of cases of fungal meningitis is growing. 47 people have been infected. it was distributed in 23 states, but now has been recalled. five people have died. our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta has much more. >> randi,

commit against the united nations the '90s. >>> the fbi now thinks that border patrol agent may have died by friendly fire. nicolas ivey was shot and killed in california. initially officials said ivey and his colleague were wounded after responding to a censor. authorities say the only shell casings found at the scene were those belonging to the agents. >> as you know, investigators are made progress into the investigation into agent ivey's death andre looking into the possibility that it was a tragic accident. the result of friendly fire. the fact is the work of the border patrol is dangerous. all of us wear the uniform know this and yet this special creed of men and women willingly put themselves in harm's way to serve their country and to protect their communities against those who wish to do us harm. >> that news comes as homeland security secretary janet napolitano traveled to arizona to meet with officials and ivey's family. reacting to his death, napolitano said in part "this tragedy reminds us of the risks our men and women confront, the dangers they willingly undertake while pro

. needs to act quickly to be prepared for future cyber attacks. >>> well, this morning, the fbi is trying to track down a large amount of money stolen from an airplane that landed at philadelphia international airport. the aircraft came from dallas, but it wasn't until the cargo reached the federal reserve that officials realized that a lot of the funds were missing. the fbi says the stolen money was brand-new, $100 bills. they were not scheduled to be put into circulation until next year. certainly have a new look with them there. let's go now to your weekend weather. expect some brilliant sunshine here in new york city. which seems to contrast to this harbinger of winter. that's the 30 rock ice rink. it opened officially for the season just moments ago, everyone. i'd like to be out there but i'm going to stay here for awhile. weather channel meteorologist maria larosa is joining us with the forecast. >> alex, good morning. we had a major storm system beginning to wrap up in through the central plains. you can see with the clouds and the showers and thunderstorms already beginning

. sources tell nbc news the fbi and federal prosecutors are looking into pressing charges against jackson. attorneys met with prosecutors earlier this week in an effort to persuade them not to indict jackson. the illinois congressman has been on medical leave from congress since june. >>> this morning bank customers across the east coast may be affected by a data breach. td bank is notifying more than 250,000 customers that their data may be compromised. a spokeswoman said back in march some unencrypted backup data tapes were misplaced in transport including things like social security numbers and account information. so far no reportedtheft. >>> right now the shuttle "endeavour" continues to slowly move through the streets of l.a. as it travels to the california science center. late last night the process was delayed for a few hours as crews prepared for it to cross an overpass on the 405. crews also had to take down power lines for a short time. that left hundreds of people without power for just a little while. >> this is a huge inconvenience. >> huge endeavor you might say. >> so clev

cameras reveal that and the state department, the fbi and others have that video. >> however, the chairman claims we are pursuing this investigation on a quote bipartisan basis, that has simply not been the case. chairman withheld documents provided to the committee which is in violation of the house rules. >> struggled to obtain additional personnel but was never able to obtain the numbers he felt comfortable with. >> this afternoon, serious questions of security of personnel raised. former head of the u.s. military team in libya testified before the house oversight committee that even before the attack that killed ambassador stevens and three other americans they never had the forces needed. comes a day after the state department said they never concluded it was triggered by the youtube video. this despite the fact that u.n. ambassador susan rice repeatedly called it spontaneous. the president's top counterterrorism adviser met with the libyan president today and discussed the effort to track down those responsible for the attack. of course, this is an election year and certainl

little girl who vanished on her way to school. where fbi agents and police are focusing their investigation. >>> and a deadly meningitis outbreak spreading. why health officials believe thousands of people could be at risk. what you need to know, all "happening now." jon: and a good tuesday morning to you. that means election day is four weeks from today. can you believe that? a big surge for governor romney in the race for the white house to tell you about. i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee. we're getting a look at more brand new polling which shows mr. romney's strong debate performance last week may be resonating with voters. take a look at this. this is thepew poll of likely voters. governor romney now holding a four-point lead over the president. the governor trailed the president by eight points in the previous poll. and among likely women voters governor romney has closed a huge defender -- gender gap with the president. both candidates even at 47%. compare that to the same poll taken in mid-september before the debate. take a look at that gap. governor

expected to speak before sentencing and so are some of his victims. >>> the fbi has been called in to try and help hercules police investigate the killing of a well-known retired schoolteacher. more than 200 people joined susie ko's family last night for a candlelight vigil that was out in front of her house. ko was found dead in that home, stabbed to death friday night. her husband became suspicious when she failed to pick him up at the airport. >> it defi-- she sent the first or 12 years looking after the kid. everybody treats her like everybody's mother. she offered her help to everybody. >> we're still looking for the vehicle. when it left here it had an idaho license plate to the best of our knowledge but we wanted to let the community know the plate may have been removed. >> you're looking at the suspect. the car is a sky blue subaru outback with idaho license plate number 1a1f680. the family has launched a website called welovesusieko.com. if you have any information on this case, please call hercules police department or the fbi. >>> there are more cases and more deaths caused by

disappeared on friday while going to be friends with her daily walk to school. the fbi is involved with the search, which has included a home investigation of jessica shared with her mother. law enforcement interviewing the family, not ruling anything out. here are the mother and father. >> everybody that knows me and knows our family knows that we didn't do anything. i know that it is something that has to be done. you know, they have to get it out there. >> they asked me if i thought that she did it, and i said, there is no way. i've never believed that. i mean, same as i would never do something like that. i don't see see how any parent or child. jon: investigators say that the family has been offering. the only clue is that the backpack was found miles from the house. if you have any information, here is the number to call it the westminster colorado police department, (303)658-4360. jon: at heart just breaks for the parents. what a strange story. the obama administration initially appointed to the assault in libya as a spontaneous protest that has to do with the anti-muslim film. h

find. >> reporter: at roadblocks police and fbi agents are stopping everyone asking questions, searching cars. >> in the last couple of days, weeks, have you heard anything suspicious? >> reporter: cops are saturating the streets knocking on every door. a team of divers was sent to check a lake near jessica's house but found nothing. police are even scanning social media for clues. >> we were hoping that we were going to get anything just a piece that was really going to steer this investigation and guide us into a more focused way and we still are -- it's a very broad investigation. we just don't have that piece yet. >> reporter: jessica left home friday morning to meet up with friends for the walk to school. but the girl with the pink and purple glasses never arrived. her school called home but her mother sarah, who works nights and was asleep missed the call. she woke that afternoon to a nightmare. by the time she called police jessica had been missing eight hours. investigators are now reviewing recent calls for possible connections. they note that just two weeks ago jessi

loose. her body was found seven miles from where she disappeared walking to school. fbi profilers believe the suspect is likely male and missed work or suddenly left town, might have changed his appearance or gotten rid of his car. >> we haven't identified an individual, so we're talking and conveying to our community the importance of looking at behavioral changes. unfortunately, it's somebody's family member, a neighbor, a friend. >> reporter: dozens of wore remembered residents came to tom olbrich for crisis counseling. >> there's a level of fear and anxiety. if something like this could happen and the perpetrator is still at large, are we safe? >> i think that all children should pay attention to what they're doing. >> reporter: at the park near jessica's house, there is now a growing memorial. >> all: three, two, one. >> reporter: in a community that desperately needs its spirits lifted and a killer brought to justice. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, westminster, colorado. >> really jarring when you hear the police say they've got a predator on the loos

miles from her home. authorities have canvassed while after mile. tuesday the fbi was back at jessica's home, leaving with bags, police say her mother and father are fully cooperating. >> it's the worst thing i've ever been through. >> and then you get the pit in your stomach that you don't want any parent, any parent to ever experience this in their whole entire life. >> reporter: the little girl who loves to dance, often giggling and always playing with her dolls, has been gone for almost a week. >> we'll never stop looking. we love her. >> next at 5:00, disappointment at nats park. >>> was it worth the wait? baseball fans have waited an awful long time to have a home play-off game in the nation's capital. today there wasn't much to cheer about. good evening, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. well, ouch. this one hurt a little bit. yeah, it was our first-ever home play-off game for the washington nats, but yikes. >> fans filled the stands early. some left early, hoping to watch the nats win this game today. dan hellie joins us live from nats park. big disap

miles from where she disappeared october 5th walking to school. fbi profilers believe the suspect is male. might have left work, changed his appearance or car. >> we're talking and conveying to the community the importance of looking at behavioral changes. unfortunately, it's somebody's family member. a neighbor, a friend. >> reporter: dozens of worried residents came to tom for crisis counseli counseling. >> there's a level of fear and anxiety. are we safe? >> reporter: at the park near jessica's house, there is a growing memorial. >> all: three, two, one. >> reporter: in a community that desperately needs its spirits lifted, and a kirl brought to justice. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, westminster, colorado. >> jarring to hear the police say a predator is on the loose. >>> let's go to ron claiborne with more news. >>> we're going to begin with the collision between two navy ships. the pentagon is investigating. this cruiser and this submarine collided yesterday. the sub's nuclear-powered reactor was not affected. no one was injured. collisions between submarines and w

. >>> and if you get a strange-looking $100 bill, there's a good chance it was stolen. the fbi says a lge amount of the newly-designed bills, they won't say how many, were stolen from a plane in philadelphia. they don't go into circulation until next year. >>> and finally, a crowning achievement for the florida girl who made state history to become the first girl to play quarterback in a football game. she was crowned homecoming queen. she was dressed in her uniform. the homecoming king was one of her teammates. she got a corsage and stuck it in her wristband. south plantation high won. they are undefeated for the record. >> love her. thank you, ron. >>> politics, now. and t-minus three days until the next presidential debate. as the candidates get ready this morning, team obama is recruiting celebrity help. team romney is attacking what was supposed to be this president's greatest asset, foreign policy. it's "your voice, your vote." and abc's david kerley is in washington this morning. david, good morning, sir. >> reporter: good morning, dan. as of this morning, mitt romney has the

school. fbi profilers believe the suspect likely male. and might have recently missed work or suddenly left town. might have changed his appearance or gotten rid of his car. >> we haven't identified a individual. we're talking and conveying to the community the importance of looking at behavioral changes. unfortunately, it's somebody's family member. a neighbor, a friend. >> reporter: dozens of worried residents came to tom for crisis counseling. >> there's a level of fear and anxiety. if something like this could happen and the perpetrator is still at large, are we safe? >> reporter: at the park near jessica's house, there is a growing memorial. >> all: three, two, one. >> reporter: in a community that desperately needs its spirits lifted and a killer brought to justice. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, westminster, colorado. >> jarring to hear the police sthaif got a predator on the loose. we'll continue to cover this story as developments warrant. >>> let's go to ron claiborne with more news. >>> we're going to begin with the collision between two navy ships. go

initially, it was inconclusive and they have sent the bone fragment to the fbi crime lab in virginia. the result could take weeks. we have heard from michaela garecht's mother writing on her facebook page overnight. "i don't know how to live right now in this waiting time." that's the latest live from hayward. anne makovec, cbs 5. >> maybe some closure. thank you, anne makovec live on the telephone. >>> san jose's serial arsonist striking again. a garbage bin set on fire around 8:00 last night on the 11-block of delna manor lane the same area fire officials handed out some flyers about the arsons earlier yesterday. the fire was put out though by good samaritans before crews got on scene. this is the ninth such fire in that area. >> 6:57. tonight's the night for the one and only vice-presidential debate this year. vice president joe biden and paul ryan will lock horns in danville, kentucky. you can see it right here live at 6 p.m. on cbs 5 and check it out on our website, cbssf.com. >>> 6:58 on the nose. let's check weather on -- hey, we're getting close to the weekend. >> we are. i think

taxes, the economy, to abortion, to libya. >>> also this half hour, from colorado, the fbi is asking the public for any help in finding the kidnapper of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway, as police work to identify what is believed to be her body and not in one piece sadly. >> not the ending anyone wanted for the story. >>> this morning, new evidence the housing market is heating up there. homes getting snapped up in days. even the return of bidding wars. some positive economic news. >>> and later, whitney houston's daughter bobbi kristina with a bomb shelf announcen't about her engagement. her fiance is someone very close to home, extremely close to home. we're going to have it all coming up in "the skinny"." >> huh, bizarre story there. again, is it -- is it really what it is? or little promotion for the reality show that is coming out in a few days later this month. we'll let you decide that one. >>> but first, the one and only vice-presidential debate last night. joe biden, paul ryan walked out onto the stage. both ready to rumble. >> the two men snickered, smirked, laughed, and drank

been recalled. >>> the fbi and local police are asking for your help in identifying a man who robbed a d.c. bank. police say this man robbed the td bank on connecticut avenue northwest last friday. he went up to a bank teller, demanded money, and then left the bank and hailed a taxicab to make his getaway. if you know who this man is, please contact d.c. police immediately. >>> a fairfax man is facing a weapons charge for bringing a loaded gun to reagan international airport. tsa agents found the gun in the man's carry-on bags on friday as he tried to go through the security checkpoint. police confiscated the .9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol, the ammunition, and the magazine. they cited the passenger and allowed him to continue on to his flight to dallas. >>> some residents in prince george's county said they're fed up with deteriorating conditions in their apartments. it's spread to more than 1,000 units in the bedford station. renters are dealing with holes in the floors and ceilings and bed bugs, and management isn't doing anything to fix the problem. >> we're not being r